Flathead Ford, Hudson Hornet 7X, flathead supercharger kits & vintage nostalgia racing

Supercharged Flathead Ford

Hudson Hornet 7x

THE ULTIMATE 4-71 BLOWN FLATHEAD    A TRIBUTE TO THE TOM BEATTY BELLY TANK LAKESTER engine/PA C-4 for sale $16k

TOTALLY HANDCRAFTED BY STEVE FARKALY, FORMER INDYCAR ENGINE BUILDER, AND OWNER OF UNCOMMON ENGINEERING.......ABSOLUTELY PERIOD CORRECT.......AND MAJOR BHP

PACKAGE FEATURES INCLUDE

Performance Automatic "Super Streeter" C-4 automatic trans and Torque Converter !!

EXTREME DUTY CLUTCHES & KEVLAR BANDS

PERIOD CORRECT 4-71, INTAKE, SNOUT, & VEE BELT DRIVE

LATE MODEL '49-'53 8BA SPECIALLY SELECTED BLOCK

GENUINE MERC CRANK, 4340 H BEAM RODS, FORGED SLUGS

1.700 INTAKES, 1.600 EX CUSTOM STAINLESS HI-FLO VALVES

VINTAGE EDELBROCK HEADS, SPECIAL COMBUSTION CHAM

ISKY 414 LIFT CAM, ALL SPRINGS SET FOR INSTALL HEIGHT

BLOCK DECKED & TRUED, ALIGN BORED AND HONED

CUSTOM MACHINED BILLET MILD STEEL CENTER MAIN CAP

SPECIAL MAXIMUM BOWL VOLUME W/ CUSTOM TOOLING

PORTED AND MATCHED

GENUINE VINTAGE MALLORY DUAL POINT

COMPETITION OR ROADSTER SHOW READY

1957 INTRODUCED CARTER AFB FOR CFM,OR 53 INTRO WCFB

NEW WATER PUMPS, EPOXY FINISH, HI-VOL OIL PUMP, drilled for FULL FLO FILTRATION, (ALL 16) CUSTOM HARD SEATS

EST 340 BHP ON GAS..........DEPENDING ON CARB CFM

Absolutely Period Correct, Check Out Multiple Vee Belt Blower Drive. Cloth Covered Plug Wires & Vintage Harmon-Collins, '54 Corvette YH Carbs

These Styles are Timeless, This is What Makes Roadster Show Engines

Uncommon Engineering Specializes in All Vintage Engines, Here's a Kaiser-Frazer / Willys Continental 226, Majorly Stroked and Poked to 261, Twin McCulloughs, Custom Plenum, Custon Headers, Accel DFI, Polished Edmunds Head, 12 Formed Windows Allow Rods to Swing Outside the Pan

Uncommon pioneers custom programmable digital fuel injection installations for all vintage and classic engines, converting vintage carbs to throttle bodies w/TPS, hiding / disguising DFI hardware and wiring harness for acceptable installation / presentation on the classics. These DFI systems are based on state-of-the-art Accel Gen 7 and feature wideband O2 sensor feedback / datalogging and total programability, even on the move, to gain unheard-of economy while displaying environmental awareness while looking great

The Most Fabled Racing Engine of All Time, The Awesome Shrieking Winfield / Novi Centrifugally Blown 183 cube DOHC V8 Painstakingly Re-created by Hand at Uncommon Engineering. Perhaps Among the Most Labor Intensive Hot Rod Engine Projects Ever Untertaken. Designed by Bud Winfield and Leo Goosen in '40, built by Fred Offenhauser, covertly funded by Henry Ford Sr. & raced by Hepburn, Nalon, Mays, Bettenhausen, Russo, Hurtubise, B.Unser, this One-Off, Hand Built Re-creation Defines Quintessential Hot Rodding

Big Valve / big port engine, 1.734 intake X 1.600 exhaust, custom machined hard seat inserts, asymmetric combustion chambers, 286 inches

Nobody builds Flatheads like Uncommon Engineering. These remarkable engines feature exclusive USA-made 4340 "I" Beam rods, custom-fitted steel center main cap, huge bowl volumes with custom hard seat inserts across the board, stainless Hi-Flo valves, Clevite bearings, new Hi-Vol oil pumps, and Uncommon's painstakingly developed and exclusive asymetrically machined combustion chambers. With gas at $4 a gallon, the 286 cube flathead reigns supreme for practicality while presenting stunning looks and classic style.

Late 8BA Block Set Up for Early Style Navarro Heads, Uncommon Engineered Dry Lakes Harmon-Collins Magneto Brought Up to Speed by HEI elecs and centrifugal advance





One-Of-A-Kind 4-71 Blown Hudson Hornet 308, Uncommon Engineering Custom Fabbed Intake & Blower Base, Carb Plenum, Drive, Electronic Dist, Forged Pistons, ARP Bolts





  Trick Flatty Ford, Navarro Heads & Intake, Gennie Merc 4.00" Crank, Uncommon Engineering USA-Made 4340 "I" Beam Rods, Steel Billet Center Main Cap, Strapped End Caps, ATI Balancer, New 97's, Big Zephyr Style Pump

By Request..........Complete Blown Flathead Ford 8BA.......Wild Fabricated 4 Carb Plenum w/ (4) Olds Rocket WGD 2 BBLs .........All Polished.......Vintage Edmunds Heads......SOLD.........

Hudson 7X Uncommon Engineering Style (above & below) Sports "One-Off" Three Duece Tripower, Uncommon fabricated Headers, Uncommon Converted MSD Ignition, Modded ATI Balancer, Along with all the usual goodies, hard ex seats, Manley Stainless Hi-Flo's, Forged Pistons, ARP rod bolts & head studs, Crane springs & retainers, Mopar lifters, Trick Street Grind Cam, degreed Tru-Roller Timing Set, 100 AMP alternator, Topped Off by a one-of-a-kind "Factory" look Uncommonly fabricated air cleaner setup.

EXCLUSIVE !!   Flathead Ford Tuned Shifter Port Digital Fuel Injection Kits, Geared Rotary Barrels Shift Runner Length From Long Ram to Straight Plenum Shot!!   Can Be Run in Fully Sequential Mode w/o a Cam Sensor!!! State-of-the-Art DFI for Flathead is a Bolt On!



                                  Engine Gallery Below

State-of-the-Rodder's-Art Blown Flathead

Trick Barrel Pulleys Drive A/C Comp, Alt, & P/S

Pair OER Weber Carb Clones, MSD Ign.

And Traditional Ones Too

Blower Ready Flathead 8BA Engine Assemblies starting incredibly at $6000! These are hard seat / forged piston / o/s SS valve / beefed center main long block assemblies! Standard, Show, and Special Competition Assemblies Available. Choose a long block assembly, Add the blower kit, accessory / drive kit, and heads of your choice!!

Complete 4-71 Blown Flatheads beginning at $10,500 !! Say NO to just another crate engine Hot Rod.

Exclusive ! Flathead Ford 4-71 Blower Kit

Features Custom Blower Intake w/ popoff
Fresh 4-71 Blower Assembly
2" Belt
Upper Sprocket (choice ratio)
Lower Sprocket (choice ratio)
Idler Pulley Assembly
Snout w/ hardened shaft and coupler
Custom Crank Hub
Spacers
Reinforced Endplates
Optional Rear Endplate (shown w/ standard endplate)

Flatmotor Front Drive Assembly For 4-71 Blown Engines

Two New Production Water Pumps, choice of mount ears

Special Water Pump Pulley Adapters (2)

Special Extended Length Pulleys, (L&R)

Vee Belt Pulley for Blower Crank Hub

A/C Compressor (polished)

A/C Compressor Mount (shown satin finish, polished optional)

140 AMP Alternator, polished or chrome

Alternator Rear Mount

Power Steering Pump (polished)

Power Steering Pump Pulley (polished)

Power Steering Pump rear mount (adjustable)

Alternator / PS Pump Front Mount (shown satin finish, polished opt)

Mount Standoffs (4)

Belt Set (4 belts)

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Uncommon unleashes the Ultimate Flathead, Centrifugally Blown SOHC three valve F head conversion, Greatest mass airflow improvement in Flathead design history, 10,000 RPM potential

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NEW!! STREETABLE POTVIN STYLE CRANK DRIVE BLOWER FOR FLATHEAD FORD V-8 !!

SALT FLATS ANYONE??

FITS 4-71 THRU 8-71 GMC BLOWERS

QUICK CHANGE CHAIN COUPLER, STOCK DIST DRIVE REMOTED INTO ADAPTER, DUAL WATER PUMP DRIVE & ALT DRIVE

CLASSIC FRONT MOUNT BLOWER ON A FLATHEAD FORD!! 2.375 DUAL BOOST TRANSFER TUBES & NEW BIG PLENUM MANIFOLD (NEW CASTINGS!!)

HILBORN / CARABINE DFI TOPS 4-71 BLOWN FLATHEAD ON THE DYNO READY FOR ACTION !!

Dual 4-71's on Classic Pyramid Manifold

Accel Generation 7.0 Digital Fuel Injection Adapted For Vintage Hudson Hornet Supercharged Road Racing Engine

Wild Blown Hudson Goes Road Racing

Uncommon Engineering is the most thorough and professional vintage racing resource in the entire industry today. Because we design and build our own components from patternmaking through machining, when what's necessary is not available. All vintage racing engines from Flatheads to 1000 HP Turbo Drake Offys can be rebuilt & dynoed to 2011 state-of-the-art specifications at Uncommon.

WARNING: WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS WHAT MAKES US unique. THIS IS ONE-OFF DESIGN & FABRICATION UNAVAILABLE IN TODAY'S INDUSTRY

3 Carb Ford V-8

BLOWN FLATHEAD FORD, SOHC 3 VALVE / 3 CAM "F" HEADS UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR THE ULTIMATE SUPERCHARGED FLATHEAD 8BA FORD V-8

OFFY STYLE CAM CARRIER TOPS EACH ULTIMATE FORD HEAD, PROVIDES SOHC DRIVEN MONSTER INTAKE VALVES DIRECTLY ABOVE PISTONS, BOTH VALVES IN BLOCK BECOME 14 EXHAUST PORTS. THREE VALVES PER CYL, THREE CAMS, 4 BUNDLES OF CUSTOM HEADERS, DUAL 4-71'S OR AIR RESEARCH TURBO CREATE THE ULTIMATE FORD !

FORD V-8 ABOVE,   HUDSON 7X BELOW

The Magnificent 9X

Hudson's NASCAR Engine, Brought up to date

Uncommon Engineers the Most Sophisticated Vintage Racing Engines Available Today. Affordably.

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9X Eaton Blower, Intake Log, Headers, Carb Plenum

9X Final Assembly, Wiseco Pistons, Manley Valves, Special Moldex 7 Main Bearing Crank, Oliver Rods

Rear/Top View Uncommon Headers & Log Manifold

Fabricating Eaton Series II Blower Plenum, Flanges, and Log Manifold

Modified Series II Eaton Supercharger, Dry Sump Pump w/ Dist, Custom Built Crank Trigger Assembly, and Exchangeable Ratio Blower Drive Gears

Top View of Block Shows Porting, Relieving, Dry Decking, Hard Seats

Three Billet Steel Main Bearing Webs Added to 4 Main Bearing Block

CHECK OUT THREE ADDITIONAL FABRICATED MAIN WEBS, OVERSIZED CAM BEARING BORES , 4130 CROSSBOLTED CAPS, & HUGE BILLET CAM AND CRANK FOR UNIQUE SEVEN MAIN BEARING BLOWN HUDSON HORNET 9X ABOVE !!

VINTAGE RACE CAR CONSTRUCTION        PAN-AM RACE HUDSON SHOWCASES VINTAGE NASCAR SUSPENSION UPGRADED TO FULL FLOATER 9", NASCAR 4 WHL DISC BRAKES, CUSTOM KONI SHOCKS, 1.250 FRT ANTI-ROLL BAR, 4130 REAR PANHARD, REINFORCED WISHBONES, 32 GALLON FUEL CELL

UNCOMMON ENGINEERING INVENTS THE GEN-ALT, A MODERN 40 AMP 12V ALTERNATOR HIDDEN INSIDE A VINTAGE 6 OR 12V GENERATOR HOUSING. ELIMINATE TROUBLESOME ANTIQUE GENERATORS BUT KEEP THE CLASSIC LOOK

BLOWN FLATHEAD FORD V-8

ROADSTER SHOW OR RACE WORTHY, OVER 300 HOURS OF CUSTOM MACHINE WORK AND SPECIALIZED FABRICATION TO MAKE THIS VERY SPECIAL AND ONE-OF-A-KIND ENGINE

Exquisitely Detailed 1955 Replica 4-71 Blown Flathead Ford 8BA, One-Of-A-Kind Roadster Show or Incredible Street Rod Engine

Totally Unique "Tool & Die" Style Gilmer Belt Blower Drive, Water Pump Pulleys, Idler, Coil Bracket, Accurate 1955 State-of-the-Art Drag Race / Dry Lakes Look for Your Renaissance Roadster

Pair "Olds Rocket" Carbs, Belond Style Headers, Custom Stainless Wire Looms, External Oil Filter, NOS "Date Stamped" 1955 4-71 Blower Housing

This is a One-of-Kind Blown Flathead Ford, created by Uncommon Engineering to capture the quintessential 1955 "look" of the "World's Most Powerful Flathead Ford V-8", inspired by the legendary Yates-Newmire GMC Blown engine, which powered the World's First Official   8 Second Slingshot Dragster

Featuring a Replica of the Original Gilmer belt blower drive adapted to a Flathead Ford V-8. From the new reproduction 3 3/8" bore Art Sparks "ForgedTrue" blower pistons to the handcrafted replica period blower drive, this engine is totally unique, totally show worthy, and ready to give your Rod the Ultimate Authentic "Dry Lakes" Look. Features a NOS 10-55 date stamped 4-71 Blower housing. The late 8BA block readily adapts to a modern bulletproof C4 automatic for real driveability.

Features:

NEW Offenhauser 425 Heads, 7.5 : 1 CR w/ Special Machined Combustion Chambers

Fabulous "one-of-a-kind" 1955 Gilmer Belt Blower Drive

Oversized 1.600 Stainless Manley Valves, INT & EX

3 3/8" Bore Art Sparks ForgedTrue Ross Replica Pistons

Grant rings

Machined for Hard Seats. Intake and Exhaust

All brand new hardened valve guides and seals

All New Show Grade 8 hardware

Uncommon Center Main Bearing Support

A Genuine 4.00 Stroke "Merc Crank"

Vintage ISKY 1021 Grind cam, just tuned by ISKY

Totally Polished 8BA Connecting Rods

Aluminum Cam Gear

New ISKY valve springs, shimmed to correct height

New Johnson style Adjustable Tappets

Full flow external oil filter

Tubing Belond Style Headers

Special Billet Aluminum Water Pump Pulleys

1953 D&S Intake modded to 4-71 Blower Manifold

Pair of Correct "Olds Rocket" Carter WGD's

Fresh 4-71 Supercharger with NOS 10-55 "date stamped" Housing, new bearings, seals

Fel-Pro Big Bore Copper Head Gaskets

Modified 8BA Distributor, solid breaker plate

High Output "Red" Coil in "one-of-a-kind" holder

SS formed plug wire looms

  8BA BLOCK ADAPTS TO C4 TRANS, HARD SEATS,   BEAM POLISHED RODS

NEW SUPERCHARGER BEARINGS, SEALS , CLEARENCED FOR STREET

AVAILABLE NOW E-MAIL FOR DETAILS

MACHINING FORD V-8 FOR HARD SEATS

4-71 BLOWN FLATHEAD KITS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, AVAILABLE SOON !

Hudson engines, Mild (above), to Wild, (below)